Strange Love Displayed by Pair
In New York a dramatic custody tale unfolds around Samuel Bonesteel and Ruth King as the parents debate prosecuting the man who kidnapped Ruth. Bonesteel defies law, claiming to care for Ruth while the Kings wrestle between gratitude and anger. Police pursuit and shifting custody spark a tense dispute over the child’s future.
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New York
Samuel Rousteel
Ruth King
Richard King
Ruth
Samuel Bons Steel
Bonesteel
New Jersey
Jersey City
The
Kings
Brooklyn
Jersey
Marriages by Proxy in London Legal Quirk
Walter Smith married by proxy to Mrs Sarah A Innes and her sister, forming a ready made family of four. The wedding occurred because the groom could not delay, as the general marriage law in England was deemed obsolete. The bride, a widow with no children, could not attend.
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London
Walter Smith
Smith
England
Sarah A. Innés
Balloon Toy Tragedy Strangles Child in Deflated Incident
A coroner reports that four year old Davis Scardiff-Vivliam choked after inhaling a deflated toy balloon while in distress. The balloon regrew mid throat, causing fatal strangulation with no evidence of suicidal intent.
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Scardiff—Vivliam
Davis
Why Not Dance Caps Wear Cocked Hats in Wrexham
The mayor states the town will issue cocked hats for peace day state occasions. Sellers are blamed for fooling themselves by not dressing accordingly, a comment reflecting local mood in Wrexham England.
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Wrexham
Eng
Italian inventor pitches air propulsion scheme for vehicles
An Italian inventor proposes a system using compressed air stored in huge roadside tanks to power wheels carriages and locomotives. The concept envisions springs and automobiles driven by air propulsion, with roadside air tanks sustaining the motive power.
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Aitr
Fiat backs return to Indianapolis speedway racing
Turin reports Fiat signs Louis Wagner to build three cars for the Indianapolis 500 under new rules. Wagner, a European racing legend, reunites with Fiat as the firm reenters competition after a long absence since 1912. The move signals renewed Italian presence in thespeed epic.
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Turin
Fiat
Indianapolis
Louis Wagner
Fiat Company
United States
Lancia
Wagner
Nazzaro
Gonfalon
David Bruce-Brown
Ralph’ DePalma
America
Bruce-Brown
Iat
Vanderbilt
Savannah
Georges Boillot
Eiurope
Flaherty Case Reported as Patrolman Injured in Demonstration
Boston police report Martin Je Flaherty will buy a coat to dodge six months in the house in lieu of correction. Patrolman William T. Delma Flaherty, retired from active service, was slashed with a fish knife during a drunken demonstration.
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Boston
House’ of Correction
Martin
Je Flaherty
William
T. Delma Flaherty
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